Type of bind: Hardcover
Format: Bargain Price
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 160
Printing Date: July 21, 2005
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Starting high school is never easy. Seniors take your lunch money. Girls you’ve known forever are suddenly beautiful and unattainable. And you can never get enough sleep. Could there be a worse time for Scott’s mother to announce she’s pregnant? Scott decides high school would be a lot less overwhelming if it came with a survival manual, so he begins to write down tips for his new sibling. Meanwhile, he’s trying his best to capture the attention of Julia, the freshman goddess. In the process, Scott manages to become involved in nearly everything the school has to offer. So while he tries to find his place in the confusing world of high school, win Julia’s heart, and keep his sanity, Scott will be recording all the details for his sibling’s—and your—enjoyment.
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The book is about Scott Hudson, and the guide of things he makes for his upcoming sibling, about coping with problems of Freshman Year, such as drifting friends, a new baby, homework, and the older kids.
I loved this book, and it was an amazing read.
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This book is the required book for kids entering 9th grade at my school. I thought, ok, just another boring reading book, whatever. But it was worse than that. This was stereotypical, but tried to be clever. Every time the main character made a joke, he clarified it, and it usually wasn't very funny the very first time. The main character was portrayed as a well read, above average student, but the only books he reads are the general required reading for every school in the country (To Kill A Mockingbird, etc.)The book also tries to use vocab words, but he is so blatantly trying to pound them into our heads that it gets annoying. The characters are very fake and boring, and when it tries to get into heavier subjects, the heavier things (like suicide) are glossed over and sort of ignored (bad things happen, but not to you!). There is one type of charming in the book, and if you aren't that kind of charming, you are out.
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I had to read this book over the summer for Summer Reading. I expected it to be just as dull and uninteresting as the other books I have had to read. Actually, it was better than previous years. However, it was not that good.
The characters seemed fake and the plot was totally predictable. (spoiler) It was obvious from the beginning that Scott's mom was pregnant. How could he not see that? And in the end with Lee? I figured out in the beginning that Scott would like her better than Julia. And then the thing with Mouth. Jeez. And his "friends" were pretty stupid.
I would not recommend this book to most people.
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Scott Hudson sure has a way with words. Whether he's spouting vocabulary words at his friends, writing humorous articles about the losing team, or keeping a survival guide for his new sibling-to-be this book is a wonderful, refreshing read.
It's obvious that Scott is a geek, what with always reading, loving the word games his english teacher gives out or writing out one of his many lists, but it's also obvious he has a way with words.
Which is how he got on the school paper. Hoping to write book reviews (and he's be good at them, too) he gets stuck writing about sports teams who aren't any good. And running for student counsel to get his crush to notice him. And becoming part of the drama team. He somehow manages to make his way through his very first year in high school(juggling school and writing), making unexpected friends and losing some old ones as they grow apart. He finds out that the girl he was crushing on isn't who he thought she was, and that the "weird girl" in school is actually pretty cool.
To give away more might spoil this delightful book. As an aspiring author myself, this is the kind of book that makes me smile and work harder at my writing to make characters this memorable! Bravo David Lubar! I hope we can meet Scott in another adventure!
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I was going to make another corny review, calling it, "Sleeping Freshman, Crouching Sophomores", but I will never presume to try to outwit the narrator of this very clever book. Mind you, I heard the "Full Cast Audio" version, and didn't get a chance to read it (don't worry, their version is unabridged), but still I must say that this story is great!
It has humour in all the right places, little life lessons, and a good portrayal of adolescent angst. The main character is very believable, and you find yourself cheering him on.
While I don't agree with the "punk" (or is it goth?) look of the SPOILER HERE girlfriend, I can understand how she doesn't want to be a part of the crowd. Both of them realize by the end story that they are pretty special without being stereotypically so. (A fact that Lee-the girl-knew all along.
Other lessons include being nice to the "oddballs" like Mouth, and not just ignoring them. Also, that revenge and fighting are not the answer. I like how our main hero didn't sic Wesley on Vernon.
It's just a very good book-a rarity in the sex-filled volumes inflicted on teens these days.
One more word of caution: there is some swearing in this book-even done by our hero.
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